Category Archives: #NCTE17

One reason I go to NCTE every year is to listen. There are people I try to see every year, just to hear what they are thinking about and working on. Just to hear what they think the rest of … Continue reading →

Home already, thanks to the magic of air travel. There wasn’t really a venue for this at the conference, but I did a ton of writing this year at NCTE. And I did manage to work up a whole song. … Continue reading →

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I know that sounds terrible, but it was the only good title I could think of. (I’m writing on my phone at the airport, forgive the typos) I had a great time at NCTE. I saw old friends, made new … Continue reading →

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Yes, I am finally joining the Paper Graders as an official member! Mrs. B is here! We had an amazing day at NCTE today, including a presentation entitled Stop Grading: Empower Your Students to Evaluate Their Own Learning to over … Continue reading →

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Were you aware that for the last very many years, people who love writing poetry have been getting together Saturday night at NCTE to read poetry, workshop poetry, and talk about writing? Going to Fountain of the Muse was the … Continue reading →

Whew! That was a day, wasn’t it?! Z did a pretty good job getting the global feel last night in her post– me I was pooped and went to bed. I woke up this morning thinking about our presentation yesterday, … Continue reading →

Well we’re here. St. Louis. In the shadow of the arch. Surrounded by our people (that’s the best part). Like I’ve done for NCTE the last several years, I’m writing this evening to pull together what I thought about today … Continue reading →

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YeeeeHaaaaaaaw! Here we are in St. Louis. Right now we’re listening to Jimmy Santiago Bacca. He’s awesome. Well be talking about stuff today and tomorrow: Friday: Singing Your Own Song In the Classroom: Teaching poetry as writers and musicians in a … Continue reading →

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We had a group of teachers from another school visit us yesterday (Z gets all the credit for making that happen, I just show up and talk). They spent the day hanging out in our classes, asking questions, sharing ideas. … Continue reading →